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HC Hands over ED Probe on High-Level Punjab Graft to CBI
The court said the allegations involved transfers, tenders and confidential records, and ordered a report from the CBI within two months.
- On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe corruption allegations against aides of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, ordering a status report within two months.
- The Enforcement Directorate previously sought criminal cases against Mann's OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman and associates Nitin Gohal and Bir Devinder, citing alleged "attempts to influence postings" and "interfere in administrative approvals and other official processes."
- Advocate Nikhil Saraf filed a public interest litigation after the Punjab Police allegedly failed to act on ED complaints, arguing the probe required independence from state agencies given involvement of the Chief Minister's office.
- The court mandated that the Central Bureau of Investigation submit findings within two months, establishing an investigation independent of state-level agencies potentially influenced by the Chief Minister's office.
- Last month, Mann dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's allegations as the BJP's political interference, stating he did not need a certificate of honesty "from people who looted" the state.
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Punjab & Haryana HC Orders CBI Probe in Matter Involving ED Letters to Punjab DGP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered that the investigation into the matter concerning letters written by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). India News | Punjab & Haryana HC Orders CBI Probe in Matter Involving ED Letters to Punjab DGP.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred the investigation into alleged corruption in the Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court directed the CBI to submit its investigation report within two months.
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